How Reading Has Impacted My Life

A Reconciled Love Just like most kids my story of how reading has impacted my life started when I was very young. A memory of my childhood was my parents laying my sister Ashley and I down every night to read us a bible story. I was always an adventurous kid, so for me story time was just another adventure. I have always enjoyed reading like my mom; however, I would prefer to be outside with a ball in my hand like my dad. Regardless of how hard I resisted, my mom would insist that I come inside to practice flashcards, sound out the whole alphabet, or work on phonics. My mom, being the teacher that she is, would bring loads of “teacher stuff” home for me to work on; that is if she could get me to sit still long enough. When I began school mom started to worry because I was struggling more than the average student with reading and spelling. Eventually we …show more content…
Reading was always enjoyable to me but it was the last thing on my mind. My mom would take me to the library and let me check out books hoping her love for reading would rub off on me. She is the one person who has impacted my reading career the most. I am thankful that I have always had the influence of a strong reader in my life. Even though I don’t always choose to spend my time reading, I do understand the importance of being a good reader in relation to being successful. Living such a busy life it is often hard to find free time to read for entertainment. If I do have time to read it is the Bible or for a school assignment. I really regret that my reading journey has almost come to a halt in the past couple of years. I am waiting for something to rekindle my fire for reading. In the words of Dr. Suess, “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” I sincerely hope that my love for reading continues to grow as I become an adult because I will always love a good